Explosion goes off inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Kabul

Aug 25, Kabul: Bombers have attacked the Imam Zaman Mosque in Kabul during the Friday prayers.

According to eyewitnesses the explosion was followed by gunfire. Tolo News, in its twitter tweeted that according to eyewitnesses one explosion occurred inside Imam Zaman Mosque's yard. "Special Unit forces have arrived at the scene", the tweet read.

The eyewitnesses said that a number of armed men entered the Shiite mosque and prior to the gunfire, reports emerged of a blast that occurred inside the mosque.